acquiring
uh-KWY-ring/əˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of acquire.
The museum is acquiring several paintings from a private collector.
Acquiring fluency in a second language requires years of consistent effort.
Note
The -ing form drops the final e of acquire, and it carries every meaning of the verb. Beyond everyday gaining (acquiring a skill, acquiring an infection), it turns up in technical talk. Acquiring signals means sampling them into digital values. In North American usage, acquiring a target means locking a sight or detector onto it, so that an attack becomes possible.
acquiring is a form of acquire
acquire, verb: To gain something, usually through one's own effort, and come to hold it as one's own. Full entry
- Spelling
- acquire → acquiring: drop the e, add -ing
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